Additional Makers
Publisher-Ackermann; Print maker-Joseph Constantine Stadler
Description
Plate 53; view of the interior of a hall in which a lottery is taking place; at centre on a raised stage, five men seated at a table, in front of and beneath which are seated more men; to either side, in front of tall, open receptacles each topped with a crown, is a man reading a piece of paper, a woman holding up an empty hand, and a seated man watching proceedings; at the front, many spectators watching from rows of counters on which are laid broad sheets of paper; illustration to the 'Microcosm of London'. 1809. Hand-coloured etching and aquatint.
Inscription
Numbered at top right; lettered with title and artists' names, and publication line: 'London pub. 1st.. Feby.. 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts 101 Strand.', the date altered with pencil to '1809'
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Coopers Hall, London, England
Country
England
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture